William Hardy Chamblee was born on February 14, 1862 in Wake County, North Carolina. Chamblee often appended "junior" to the end of his name, though he wasn't exactly that—his father's name, William Bryant Chamblee, varied slightly. He served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners and was the first Farm Demonstration Agent for Wake County. Chamblee died on June 17, 1946 in Wake County.